Fur Farm Report - Mink and Foxes

Pelt producing animal of farm, category

Pelt producing animal refers to an animal used in the production of pelt for commercial purposes. Pelt refers to the untanned skin of a fur-bearing animal.

Farm refers to an agricultural operation that produces at least one of the following products intended for sale: crops (hay, field crops, tree fruits or nuts, berries or grapes, vegetables, seed); livestock (cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, game animals, other livestock); poultry (hens, chickens, turkeys, chicks, game birds, other poultry); animal products (milk or cream, eggs, wool, furs, meat); or other agricultural products (Christmas trees, greenhouse or nursery products, mushrooms, sod, honey, maple products).

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Fur-bearing animal